Which chip is best for me?!?

[thedesertnomad]

I am planning on building a box for the main purpose of video editing. I am hearing 2 schools of though on which chip to use. If my needs revolve around using one HUGE program (Adobe Premiere Elements) would I be better to get a faster single chip or go with the dual core technology?!?

Any info would be helpful.

Thanks in advance,

Bill

 

[kirbyrj]

If the program is optimized (or can be optimized) for multiple threads or SMP, dual core is definitely the way to go. Usually video editing software works better with dual core, but I'm not sure specifically on that program. If you're doing a lot of encoding/decoding most of that is dual core optimized.

 

[cx323]

I am planning on building a box for the main purpose of video editing. I am hearing 2 schools of though on which chip to use. If my needs revolve around using one HUGE program (Adobe Premiere Elements) would I be better to get a faster single chip or go with the dual core technology?!?

Any info would be helpful.

Thanks in advance,

Bill

premiere is multithreaded so you should definately get a dual core/multiprocessor pc. give us a budget and we'll tell you what's best

 

[ChingChang]

yeah, you'll want to go with a Dual Core AMD processor if it fits your budget. Premiere utilizes SMP. If you're not going to spend 300-400 on a processor, an Intel processor with hyper threading would probably be a better choice...

 

[kirbyrj]

But of course, spending $300 on a processor might very well be worth the performance tradeoff .

 

[thedesertnomad]

premiere is multithreaded so you should definately get a dual core/multiprocessor pc. give us a budget and we'll tell you what's best

You guys are always so fast and helpful.

I was looking toward the AMD Athlon 3800 X2

another question...

I was going to run XP Media on this which recommends minimum of 3.0 ghz and I see that the chip I am looking in to is only 2.0 ghz... is there a somewhat affordable 3.0 ghz dual core (or does the dual core up the 2.0 on the 3800?!?)

If you were wondering,
I was planning on throwing an All in Wonder 1800XL: vid card in there
All in Wonder X1800XL

and planning on 2 GB of dual channel DDR

 

[boof]

If you have a tight budget but want dual core, then an intel dual core would work best as they are quite cheap (in comparison). However, the X2s own them as everyone knows and are definitely worth the extra bit of cash. I wish I had had the $ to nab one instead of my 3500. No regrets
edit: My post was a bit late.

 

[osalcido]

when they recommend 3.0ghz they are talking about intel

amd x2 3800+ is equal or better than the performance of a 3.8ghz+ intel p4

 

[thedesertnomad]

when they recommend 3.0ghz they are talking about intel

amd x2 3800+ is equal or better than the performance of a 3.8ghz+ intel p4

cool, thanks for clearing that up

 

[kirbyrj]

X2 3800+ is a good chip. I'm not sure how much you're into OCing, but it OC's well also .

 

[TheRapture]

Speaking from personal experience, Adobe will fly with a dual core....even at stock clocks it will whip the shit out of a faster single core by a loooong ways....

 

[macaw]

I'm an AMD guy these days with the exception of video editing. For clients who want video editing I usually build out an Intel machine or get a disgustingly expensive Mac.

Don't skimp on your disks. 1-2 TB of fast hard drives will be the key to a good setup.

 

[mwarps]

Don't dupe between intel and AMD forums.

 

[TheRapture]

I'm an AMD guy these days with the exception of video editing. For clients who want video editing I usually build out an Intel machine or get a disgustingly expensive Mac.

Don't skimp on your disks. 1-2 TB of fast hard drives will be the key to a good setup.

Bad comparison though for the all around user, if you do vid editing AND gaming...the AMD is the way to go....Intel might have an edge in the vid dept., but it gets *smacked* for gaming...

 

[resembelkanix]

Well it only gets "smacked" at lower-medium resolutions, on higher resolutions - the graphics card is more important There are lots of factors: if he plays games, what type of games does he play (if they are demanding or not)? What resolutions does he play at? What graphics card does he have etc. Even still I would go with an AMD (obvious answer from the AMD thread) since the DCs are better than Intels, not only in performance by runs cooler, uses less power and has got good overclockability.